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Last week a demolition worker suffered fatal injuries after being trapped underneath a 1,000 pound section of concrete slab during a demolition. The building being demolished was the historic 1965 Flagship Hotel at 2501 Seawall Boulevard in Galveston, Texas. An autopsy of the 65 year old, Tauelangi Angilau, is ordered for later this week. After suffering a crushing injury, firefighters and other rescue crews used hydraulic tools and prying bars to free Angilau, who was taken to the University of…

A worker caught under a collapsed concrete slab at the old Galveston Flagship Hotel died of his injuries yesterday, say reports. The worker, Tauelangi Angilau, 65, of Salt Lake City, Utah, died Tuesday after a half-ton piece of concrete fell on him as he worked to demolish the historic Galveston hotel at 2501 Seawall Blvd.. Angilau, who was trapped for about 20 minutes before the slab was lifted off him and he was transported to University of Texas Medical Branch,…

Austin Police Officers responded to a serious injury collision in the 4800 block of Southwest Parkway, after it appears a senior citizen struck a tree along a roadside. A preliminary investigation shows that a vehicle was traveling eastbound on Southwest Parkway when it drifted off the roadway and struck a tree. The victim, whose name was not released by police, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The accident is still under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked…

Four Saint Joseph’s University students were taken to the hospital emergency room after drinking Four Loko and Joose energy drinks. Reports say the Four Loko drinks caused students to experience walking blackouts, anxiety, heart palpitations, psychosis-like episodes, extreme mood swings, alcohol poisoning and other similar symptoms. There were no serious long-term side effects from the incident, reports concluded. Families of those hospitalized after drinking energy drinks will likely have questions. In a tragedy like this one, survivors’ questions need to…

Mark Hurd, Chief Executive of Hewlett-Packard Co., resigned suddenly over the summer following a sexual harassment claim which was filed against him by an outside contractor.   Reports say that as HP launched an investigation, Hurd quit the company. The investigation reportedly found that Hurd had violated business conduct standards. The investigation was launched after HP was notified of the claim by the contractor’s company in late June, reports say.   But reports also say that the probe found that…